Mounting for advertising plaques



April 22, 1930. l H. B. MINNICK 1,755,222

I. vMOUNTING FOR ADVERTISING PLAQUES Original Filed Oct. 9, 1928ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 22, 1930 PATENT OFFICE HOWARD B. MINNICK, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS MOUNTING FOR ADVERTISING PLAQUES Substitute forapplication Serial No. 746,350, led October 9, 1928. This applicationled February 28,l

1930. Serial No. 432,042.

My invention relates primarily to devices used in the art ofadvertising, but may be also utilized for any purpose wherein amountspaced from its supporting element may be desired.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterherein described, which may be easily and quickly assembled and may beused interchangeably with separate and selective mounts, the base orbody member being of a somewhat permanent character which may bepreserved and used for a considerable length of time with mounts ofvarying originality and design following the developments ofthe art towhich they may be applied as advertising mediums.

My invention consists of certain details of construction hereinafter setforth, pointed out in my claim and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings which are hereunto annexed and are a part of this specificationin which:

Fig. 1 is an assembled view of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing how the spacing member is securedto the back of the mount, also showing fastening means for securing thesame to the baseor body member of my device;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken through theline 3- 3 in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a front view of the b'ase or body member of my device showingthe slots through which the fastening means of the detachable mount maypass.

Similar reference numerals referto similar parts throughout the entiredescription.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, the reference numeral 10 is usedto indicate the base, or body, member of my device, which I provide,preferably, with the slots 11 and 12. The numeral 13 indicates the mountwhich is usually of card board, or some equivalent or desirablematerial, cut to form a figure of that which the advertiser uses in ,hisbusiness. In the drawing, 'the mount is out to form the figure of theupper portion of a man dressed in the manner shown but, obviously, thecut out gure may represent anything desired. On the backof the mount,its edges not extending to the edge outline of the mount, I have secureda spacing memberll, which is designed to be also secured to thebody'portionlO. This arrangement causes the mount to be securelyfastened (by any desirable means) to vthe base, and to stand outtherefrom, and light, whether natural or artificial, will cast a deepshadow on one side, at least, of the mount. This has proven to be veryunique and attractive, and supplies the wants and needs of theadvertiser for it has great utility in attracting the eye of, andpleasing to, the passer-by.

When I use detachable mounts such as shown in'my drawing, I securefasteners, 15 and v16, to the spacing member 14, and these fastenerspass through their respective orifices, or slots, 11 and 12, and arebent to flatten against the back of the body portion 10.

In constructing out-door signs, I usually employ wood, steel or otherequivalent material, for the parts, and more staple fastening means arealso used, but such construction in no sense departs from my inventionthe principal features of which are comprised of the basey or bodyportion, the mount and the spacing member which does not extend to theedge of the mount, with satisfactory means of securing these threeelements in proper corelated and spaced relation. i,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States, is:

.A mounting for advertising plaques to be used with an articial light,comprising a body portion with slots therein, a detachable mount cutinto a desired conformation, a spacing member secured to the back of themount, and cut to conform to the shape of the mount but reduced in sizetherefrom, means to'detachably secure said mount to the body port-ion,said means comprising fasteners se cured to the spacing member andadapted to pass through the slots for fastening the mount ydetaehably tothe body portion.

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